Wednesday 27 June 2012

Oldham gas blast update


The death of a child in an explosion in Oldham is being treating as suspicious, Greater Manchester Police said.

The child, believed to be two years old, died in the explosion which happened at about 11:15 BST.

A man, 27, was pulled from the rubble and has been airlifted to Wythenshawe Hospital with serious burns.

Two houses in Buckley Street in the Shaw area of Oldham were destroyed in the blast, said police.

Emergency crews believe everyone is now accounted for following the explosion.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england- 18034297

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